My Hand Bag Myself

Are hand bags the new shoes?

When did my identity become so tied up with my purse? When did the size and quality of my hand bag become the single most important identifyer of the stylin'power mom? "She car pools, she juggles and she does it all swinging a really enormous bag over her arm!"

To prove my point, I took a jaunt to Bloomingdales, suburban shoe mecca, in search of a pair of summer sandals under $100 (as if!) only to discover that the once formidable shoe department has been relagated to a tiny corner of the store in order to make way for...yup, you guessed it--more hand bags!

Don't get me wrong, I love a good hand bag. The one I currently get the most praise for I found at Marshalls for $16.99. Because, when you get right down to it, I'm self-conscious enough to want to be part of the trend, but too cheap to want to pay for it.

I guess that's what my handbag says about me.

What does your hand bag say about you?